README.md
# **release-notes-generator**
[**semantic-release**](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release) plugin to generate changelog content with [conventional-changelog](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog)
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| Step | Description |
| --------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `generateNotes` | Generate release notes for the commits added since the last release with [conventional-changelog](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog). |
## Install
```bash
$ npm install @semantic-release/release-notes-generator -D
```
## Usage
The plugin can be configured in the [**semantic-release** configuration file](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/blob/master/docs/usage/configuration.md#configuration):
```json
{
"plugins": [
[
"@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
{
"preset": "angular",
"parserOpts": {
"noteKeywords": ["BREAKING CHANGE", "BREAKING CHANGES", "BREAKING"]
}
}
],
[
"@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
{
"preset": "angular",
"parserOpts": {
"noteKeywords": ["BREAKING CHANGE", "BREAKING CHANGES", "BREAKING"]
},
"writerOpts": {
"commitsSort": ["subject", "scope"]
}
}
]
]
}
```
With this example:
- the commits that contains `BREAKING CHANGE`, `BREAKING CHANGES` or `BREAKING` in their body will be considered breaking changes (by default the [angular preset](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/blob/master/packages/conventional-changelog-angular/index.js#L14) checks only for `BREAKING CHANGE` and `BREAKING CHANGES`)
- the commits will be sorted in the changelog by `subject` then `scope` (by default the [angular preset](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/blob/master/packages/conventional-changelog-angular/index.js#L90) sort the commits in the changelog by `scope` then `subject`)
## Configuration
### Options
| Option | Description | Default |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `preset` | [conventional-changelog](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog) preset (possible values: [`angular`](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/tree/master/packages/conventional-changelog-angular), [`atom`](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/tree/master/packages/conventional-changelog-atom), [`codemirror`](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/tree/master/packages/conventional-changelog-codemirror), [`ember`](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/tree/master/packages/conventional-changelog-ember), [`eslint`](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/tree/master/packages/conventional-changelog-eslint), [`express`](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/tree/master/packages/conventional-changelog-express), [`jquery`](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/tree/master/packages/conventional-changelog-jquery), [`jshint`](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/tree/master/packages/conventional-changelog-jshint), [`conventionalcommits`](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/tree/master/packages/conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits)). | [`angular`](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/tree/master/packages/conventional-changelog-angular) |
| `config` | NPM package name of a custom [conventional-changelog](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog) preset. | - |
| `parserOpts` | Additional [conventional-commits-parser](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/tree/master/packages/conventional-commits-parser#conventionalcommitsparseroptions) options that will extends the ones loaded by `preset` or `config`. This is convenient to use a [conventional-changelog](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog) preset with some customizations without having to create a new module. | - |
| `writerOpts` | Additional [conventional-commits-writer](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/tree/master/packages/conventional-changelog-writer#options) options that will extends the ones loaded by `preset` or `config`. This is convenient to use a [conventional-changelog](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog) preset with some customizations without having to create a new module. | - |
| `host` | The host used to generate links to issues and commits. See [conventional-changelog-writer#host](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/tree/master/packages/conventional-changelog-writer#host). | The host from the [`repositoryurl` option](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/blob/master/docs/usage/configuration.md#repositoryurl). |
| `linkCompare` | Whether to include a link to compare changes since previous release in the release note. | `true` |
| `linkReferences` | Whether to include a link to issues and commits in the release note. See [conventional-changelog-writer#linkreferences](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/tree/master/packages/conventional-changelog-writer#linkreferences). | `true` |
| `commit` | Keyword used to generate commit links (formatted as `<host>/<owner>/<repository>/<commit>/<commit_sha>`). See [conventional-changelog-writer#commit](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/tree/master/packages/conventional-changelog-writer#commit). | `commits` for Bitbucket repositories, `commit` otherwise |
| `issue` | Keyword used to generate issue links (formatted as `<host>/<owner>/<repository>/<issue>/<issue_number>`). See [conventional-changelog-writer#issue](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/tree/master/packages/conventional-changelog-writer#issue). | `issue` for Bitbucket repositories, `issues` otherwise |
| `presetConfig` | Additional configuration passed to the [conventional-changelog](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog) preset. Used for example with [conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog-config-spec/blob/master/versions/2.0.0/README.md). | - |
**Notes**: in order to use a `preset` it must be installed (for example to use the [eslint preset](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/tree/master/packages/conventional-changelog-eslint) you must install it with `npm install conventional-changelog-eslint -D`)
**Note**: `config` will be overwritten by the values of `preset`. You should use either `preset` or `config`, but not both.
**Note**: Individual properties of `parserOpts` and `writerOpts` will override ones loaded with an explicitly set `preset` or `config`. If `preset` or `config` are not set, only the properties set in `parserOpts` and `writerOpts` will be used.
**Note**: For presets that expects a configuration object, such as [`conventionalcommits`](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/tree/master/packages/conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits), the `presetConfig` option **must** be set.